While everyone is already excited with this year’s Oscar race – and me too! – and while last year’s Oscar race is already an afterthought (and I have finished 2013, thank God), I’m just about to talk about what I think are the best of 2012 in film. It’s been years already, but now is the only time I had to start writing this, and I know I’m sooo late, but whatever – c’est la vie. Here are the awards in contention:

Best Motion Picture
Best Director
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast
Best Original Screenplay
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Animated Feature
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing
Best Sound Editing
Best Sound Mixing
Best Original Music Score
Best Adapted Score/Song Score
Best Visual Effects
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Best production design – contemporary
Best production design – period
Best Costume Design – contemporary
Best Costume Design – period
Best Original Song